[tylersmith]

The differences and potential compromises between various democracies and republics were discussed and debated quite at length when the original US governments were iterating toward the Constitution. It's certainly not just a 20 year old GOP talking point.

[Clubber]

The founders were well aware that what they were creating was a republic AND form of democracy. To argue otherwise is silly.

[tylersmith]

They were aware that the House of Representatives was modeled to be sole aggregated voice of the people. The House is the totality of US democracic input.

[Clubber]

And the senators were appointed by the state governors who were also democratically elected. The president was democratically elected via the electoral college. Justices are appointed by the president who was democratically elected and the senate who were appointed by democratically elected governors.

Again, to say the US is a republic and not a democracy is incorrect. It is both, just like a Civic can both be a car and an automobile.